Where bird watchers compete to observe the most new (to them) birds in a given period. I think there was even a movie about it.
Likewise, the Ironbutt Assoc has taken an elegant form of travel, motorcycle touring, and turned it into an extreme endurance event, The IronButt Rally, where riders travel 11,000 miles in 10 days, picking up various bonus points along the way, in a timed event. Just a matter if time until we have extreme bowling. On Thursday, January 26, 2012, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > Robert, > Uh, what's this 'competitive birding' thingy? > -JimD > On Jan 26, 2012, at 3:04 AM, robert zeidler wrote: > > And that's no knock on Jan. Just the extreme ethos. > It's the same thinking that gave us competitive birding. Taking an elegant pastime and turning it into an endurance test. > > On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Awww.. So does that me I can't start racing cyclocross now? I was >> looking forward on hellish training rides, that make me want to throw >> up... >> >> On Jan 25, 5:29 pm, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> A while back the Riv Reader published an article challenging the benefits >>> of ultra endurance events. With that in mind, I offer this research report: >>> >>> http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2012/01/25/cardio-ma... >>> >>> I have to admit, I have long since gotten over any urge to do anything that >>> smacks of "training", so perhaps this appeals to my preconceived desires. >>> >>> blessings, >>> michael >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
